Horseshoe.



J, D. BURNETT.

HORSESHOE.

APPLICATION FILED 23.28. 1912.

1,1 1 1,861 Patented Sept. 29, 1914.

UNITED STATES JOHN D. ROBN'ETT, OF CHICAGG, ILLINOIS.

HOBSESHOE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 29; 1914.

Application filed February 28, 1912. Serial No. 680,439.

To all about it may concern Be it known that 1, JOHN D. Romper a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a co 'tain new and useful Improvement in Horseshoes. of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to horsesh'oes. and has for its objectto pr ride a new and improved device of'this' description.

The inrention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a bottom View of a horseshoe embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a top View of one of theends or heels of the shoe. Fig. 3 is a sectional View taken on line of Fig. 1. Fig. i is a sectional view taken on line ilof Fig 1. Fig. 5 is a bottom view of one of the heels of the shoe with the cushion removed.

Like numerals refer to like parts throughout the several figures.

The shoe is provided with main or body portion 1, having the inner edge '2 made thinner than the main portion so as to lighten the shoe. The body portion provided with holes 3 for the nails by means of which the shoe is fastened to the horses foot. Each heel of the shoe is provided with a cushion receiving receptacle integral therewith and having the side walls l and the front walls and the bottom pieces 6 said receptacles being open at their inner or opposed sides as shown. The bottoms of the receptacles have portions 7 which project inwardly beyond the outline of the shoe.

a portion of each wall 5 projecting beyond such outline. The bottom pieces 6 are provided with openings 8 through which the cushioning material passes into the recess 9 at the top of the shoe. I prefer to use rubher as a cushioning device, and in this event,

' the rubber is applied while hot passing through the openings 8 so as to fill the recesses 9. The recesses 9 when the shoe 1s on the horse are located below the horses.

heels so that the rubber or other cushion portion 10 comes into contact with the horses heel and prevents the horse from having corns. The cushions 11 in the receptacles of the heels of the shoe engage the ground so as to form a heel cushion for the liorse. It will he noted that the bottom piece 6 is substantially in the same. plane as the main portion or body of the shoe. The rubber is vulcanized to the shoe and is additionally held in place by the part 10. The portions 7 of the bottom. pieces of the cushion receptacles preferably have their upper faces below the upper faces 12 of the shoe (see Fig. 3). These portions 7 are provided with holes 13 which are preferably inclined or beveled as shown in Fig. 3 and into which the cushioning material passes, the beveled eilect acting to hold the cushioning material in place. The shoe is provided at the front with a toe call: 1i.

The use and operation of my intention are as follows: The shoe is made up and the cushions 1i placed in the cushion receptacles. The shoe is then nailed to the horse's foot by means of nails through the when in place, the heel cushions take up the jar and age easy on the horses feel. They aiso n'ereiit the formation of corns. it will further be noted that the heels of the shoes only come in contact with the heels of the horse the frogs of the horses feet being entirely free therefrom. This is true regardless of the size of portion 7 as said portions are below the upper face ot the shoe and hence do not make presconiact with the horse's feet. 'As the shoe wears. the cushions wear away and the edges of the cushion receptacles also wear away. Since the bottom portions 6 of the receptacles are in the plane of the body portion of the shoedt will be seen that substantially all of the rubber or other pad may be used. This is a very important feature as it makes an economical shoe and increases the life of the shoe and its efficiency. The receptacles being integral with the shoe are fixed in position and may be made comparatively l' t. This arrangement per- 111 t tl e construction whereby substantially i s i a l of the pad may be used before the shoe 1S tlscarded. T his construction is very beneficial for horses having bad tendons as it relieves the jariis the. footcomes into contact with the ground.

I claim: V

1. A hor: shoe comprising a body portion, cushion receptacles at the heels thereof inteagr'al with the body portion. said cushion receptacles provided with bottom pieces,-

said bottom pieces provided on the side thereof opposite to that on which the cushion receptacles are located, with recesses having upstanding walls extending completely there around said bottom pieces substantially in the same plane as the body por tionof the shoe, projecting'walls for the front and outer sides of said cushion receptacle, the inner opposed sides of said cushion receptacle being; open, and independent separated cushions in. said cushion receptacles.

l eshoe comprising a body portion, cushion receptacles at the heels thereof integral with the body portion, said cushion receptacles provided with bottom pieces sub stantiallyin the same plane as the body portion of the shoe, said bottom pieces projecting laterally toward each other beyond the outline of the shoe and out of contact with each other, a recess associated With said bottom pieces on the side thereof opposite to the side.wl1erc the cushions are located, an upstanding Wall extending entirely around each of said recesses, a por- 3n of said bottom pieces projecting beyond said recesses.

3. A horseshoe comprising a body portion, cushion receptacles at the heels thereof integral with the body portion, said cushion receptacles provided with bottom pieces substantially in the same plane as the body portion of the shoe. recesses at the heels of the shoe above said bottom pieces and on the ie of the shoe opposite the cushions each provided with outstanding .vcalls and entirely at :rounding it, aportion of the bottom piece extending beyond the recess a nd" cushioning material in said cushion reccptacles and said recesses, the cushioning niz-iterial in the recesses adapted to come in contact With the horse's hoof.

4. A. horseshoe comprising a body por tion, cushion receiving receptacles integral with the heels thereof, bottom parts for said n11nsc1 cushion receiving receptacles, said bottom parts provided With portions which project inwardly beyond the outline of the shoe, the upper face vof said portions being below the upper face of the shoe.

A horseshoe ccmprising a body por tion, cushion receiving receptacles integral with the heels thereof, bottom parts for said cushion receiving receptacles, said bottom parts provided with portions which pro ject inwardly beyond the outline of the shoe, the upper face of said portions being below the upper face of the shoe, an opening extending through each of said projec ng pow tions having an inclined,face, cm ions =:1 said cushion receiving receptacles and pro ided Witl'" portions which said openings;

A horseshoe comprising a b .)ii \"':3 )1'- tion, cushion receptacles at the heels-thereof integral with the body portion, s id cushion receptacles provided With "-j ,.in pieces substantially in the same plane as the body portion-of the shoe, an upstanding Wall extending lengthwise of the shoe between the sides of each of said bottom pieces, the body portion of the shoe between the cushion receiving receptacles and the toe being flat and provided with nail holes, the inner side of said body portion being reduced in thickness.

Signed at Ch cago, Ilhnoir. of February, 1912.

JOHN D. BURNETT.

this 28rd day Witnesses GENEVA HiRrH, DENIE A. linens.

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